USA - FCC Proposes to Prohibit Import, Marketing of Covered Equipment

​The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology issued a Public Notice seeking comment on a proposal to prohibit the importation, marketing, distribution, and sale of certain previously authorized foreign-produced UAS, UAS components, and Section 1709 FY2025 NDAA communications and video surveillance equipment that the government has determined pose unacceptable national security risks.

If adopted, companies would have to stop importing and marketing the covered equipment within 30 days of Federal Register publication, although devices already purchased and in use would remain authorized and could continue to operate.